While community water refill schemes may offer a solution to plastic waste, research suggests that many Brits are too afraid to ask for a refill.

The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch project conceived to clear some of the oceans’ most polluted areas of plastic, has raised $21.7 million since November 2016, allowing the project to begin large-scale trials of its cleanup technology.

The biology of a common caterpillar could help unlock the solution to the world’s plastic bag dilemma, researchers at Cambridge University have suggested.

The Environment Agency has carried out dawn raids across the country, arresting two people, following an in-depth investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.

London could look into a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles for the capital, after a report found that the troublesome products make up 10 per cent of all litter in the Thames.

The government’s new Litter Strategy for England has been widely well-received, though some concerns about funding, the role of EPR and implications on waste management have been voiced.

Litterers could be fined up to £150 and councils stopped from charging householders for disposing DIY household waste at recycling centres as part of the government’s new and long-anticipated litter strategy for England.

The Environment Agency has called for vigilance in response to new scams to trick farmers into illegally storing waste, as well as an increase in waste dumping in the West Midlands.

A man sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for illegally dumping waste in 18 different locations across Devon is believed to have fled to Ireland and is now subject to a European Arrest Warrant.

Keep Britain Tidy has launched a new campaign to combat the alarming rise in criminal fly-tipping, #CrimeNotToCare, targeting ‘ordinary people’ to promote awareness of the dangers of using unlicensed waste carriers.